Redknapp Changes His Stance on West Ham & Newcastle Target Remy

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp has told Newcastle United and West Ham United they will have to pay £2m if they want to sign Loic Remy on loan this season.

The R's boss yesterday indicated that the club are looking to recoup the entire £8m they paid Marseille for the striker's services last January with the Frenchman's departure now all but certain following the arrival of Charlie Austin at Loftus Road.

But the former Tottenham Hotspur manager has today explained that a loan fee of £2m would suffice if any club wish to take the Frenchman who scored six goals in 14 appearances for the club last season.

"We paid about £8m for him, so if someone wants to loan him for a year, we are entitled to get £2m a year for him," said Redknapp.

"Make no mistake, he will get between 15 and 20 goals next season if he goes to a Premier League club.

"He is a top-class player, a player for any club in the Premier League in my opinion."

While Newcastle have been the most persistently linked with Remy, news that Alan Pardew's side have agreed a fee with Lyon for striker Bafetimbi Gomis could see interest from the north east fade, allowing West Ham and any other potential suitors to swoop for the QPR man.